Origin
The Unique Nightwing and Flamebird
Within the previous legends of Krypton, Flamebird and Nightwing have been highly effective chook/dragon spirits who search every others’ companionship.
Creation
Nightwing and Flamebird was created by Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan.
Staff Evolution
Silver Age
Silver Age
Throughout Superman and Jimmy Olsen’s journeys to the bottled metropolis of Kandor Superman didn’t have entry to his powers and on account of a misunderstanding, he was branded as an outlaw. To guard themselves, Superman and Jimmy disguised themselves as a criminal offense preventing duo, Nightwing and Flamebird, named after two Kandorian species of birds.
Superman and Jimmy managed to clear their names, and have been changed as Nightwing and Flamebird respectively by Superman’s cousin Van-Zee and his lab assistant Ak-Var.Because of the occasions of Crisis of Infinite Earths, this model of Nightwing and Flamebird was retconned out of existence.
Publish-Crisis of the Infinite Earths
Return to Krypton
After Crisis of Infinity earths, circa early 2000 the staff Nightwing Flamebird returned. Touring to a supposed previous Krypton alongside together with his spouse, Lois Lane, Superman would assume the Nightwing and Flamebird identities, after they turned fugitives from kryptonian authorities. Each names have been supposed taken from Krypton myths and legends.
Publish-Infinite Crisis / Bottled Metropolis
Bottled Metropolis
After Infinite Crisis, Energy Girl and Supergirl descended into the bottled metropolis of Kandor populated by numerous alien races. The town had been overcome with non secular fanaticism based mostly on Superman as an idol, inflicting the resident Kryptonians to oppress the opposite alien races. This was all being led by Ultraman, who was posing as Kal-El and underneath the psychological affect of the Saturn Queen.
Publish-Infinite Crisis / New Earth
New Earth
Flamebird and Nightwing are outlined by their feelings: ardour, anger, and sorrow. That is additionally the important thing to their downfall, ending in tragedy solely to be reincarnated to start the cycle over an over once more. As of now, Chris Kent and Thara Ak-Var are the avatars of Nightwing and Flamebird.
Main Story Arcs
Publish-Infinite Crisis / Bottled Metropolis:
The Fall of Ultraman and Saturn Queen
Supergirl and Energy Girl
Taking up the masked identities of Nightwing and Flamebird, Energy Girl and Supergirl turned the champions of the oppressed aliens, battling in opposition to Ultraman’s regime. They have been each revealed as Kryptonians and captured, with Saturn Queen making an attempt to brainwash them to function a part of the mentally managed royal household she was making an attempt to construct for herself. Nonetheless, she was unable to regulate them. They broke free and introduced down the empire she had constructed round Ultraman.
Publish-Infinite Crisis / New Earth:
New Krypton
Thara Ak-Var & Christopher Kent
When the true metropolis of Kandor was restored, a mysterious new Nightwing and Flamebird appeared. They prevented Commander Gor and different loyalists from releasing Common Zod from the Phantom Zone. They may not cease that from occurring indefinitely, although. Common Zod was freed when New Krypton was created in Earth’s photo voltaic system, and the Kryptonian duo took on a brand new mission.
The reality was that, respectively, Flamebird and Nightwing have been Thara Ak-Var and Christopher Kent. Chris’ captivity within the Phantom Zone allowed him to find a conspiracy of sleeper brokers Common Zod had despatched to Earth, and Thara determined they’d keep on Earth to topple Zod’s plans earlier than he succeeded in sparking a battle between people and Kryptonians. Due to the anti-Kryptonian sentiment on Earth, they altered their costumes to appear to be energy fits to clarify away their powers.
Their Identities Uncovered to Public
A New Change
As their actions started, Common Zod realized their true identities and dispatched Ursa to cease them. Additionally they received the eye of Common Sam Lane, who turned suspicious and started an investigation of them. For a time, this distracted the duo from their main mission in opposition to Zod’s sleeper brokers. Common Lane’s assault on them left them uncovered to the general public as Kryptonians and framed for a terrorist assault on Metropolis’ water system.
The Kryptonian Couple
The Avatar of Nightbird & Flamebird
Distractions have been current internally as nicely. Thara’s perception that she was the dwelling avatar of the Flamebird turned evident when the Flamebird started possessing her in instances of nice stress. Chris, nevertheless, didn’t actually imagine he was the Nightwing’s avatar. He merely lacked Thara’s non secular religion. On high of that, Chris continued to expertise bursts of accelerated getting old, pushing him to the purpose of changing into an aged man. The Kryptonian couple unknowingly sought the assistance of Jax-Ur, a sleeper agent posing as a scientist at S.T.A.R. Labs, to repair Chris’ getting old drawback.
Unknown to both of them, the Flamebird entity had possessed Thara and made a take care of Jax-Ur to avoid wasting Chris’ life. In return for his efforts, he was allowed to take a DNA pattern of Thara whereas the Flamebird was in full possession of her physique.
Powers & Skills
Krypton
Kryptonian Powers
Chris and Thara are each pure-blooded Kryptonians and possess superhuman ranges of power, velocity and notion in addition to flight, warmth imaginative and prescient and freeze breath. Nonetheless, Chris’ start within the Phantom Zone got here with genetic anomalies. Although nonetheless superhumanly robust, he isn’t as robust as common Kryptonians. Then again, he has developed powers of tactile telekinesis. Thara is as robust as the common Kryptonian in yellow daylight, and she or he is a skilled member of the Army Guild. Because of being the avatar of the Flamebird, she has proven the power to generate and management fireplace when possessed by the Flamebird.